Cow-tail holder.



A. BARTLETT. COW TAIL HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY15, 1911.

1,@13,362 Patented Jan. 2 1912.

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ARTHUR L. BARTLETT, 0F UEN'ADILLA, NEW YORK.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. BARTLE'IT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Unadilla, in the county of Otsego and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cow-Tail Holders,of .which the following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relatesto cow tail holders and has for its object toprovide a simple and convenient device for holding a cowfs tail, adaptedto beused when the animal is being milked, to prevent the tail frombeing switched into the milk or into the face of the milker.

Another object of this invention is to ar range this holder so that itcan be readily applied to the leg of an animal, or detached therefromand at the same time will be positive in action.

A further object of the inventionis to have this holder made from oneiece of wire, and of such a form as to be rea ily and cheaplymanufactured.

A still further object of this invention is to have projections arrangedon this device so that the same willhave means provided thereon to keepit substantially in place, so that it will not lose its position on theleg of the animal.

Other objects of the invention will become apparent as it is more fullyset forth.

The device consists of a piece or length of spring wire bent to a shapeto conform with the leg of the animal at the portion above the knee,that is the location to which the cows tail extends, in order to clampit in this place and keep it from twisting and flying; about.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate by way of example anembodiment of this invention, Figure 1 represents a cow tail. holderattached to the hind leg of a cow; Fig. 2 is a detail of the holder; andFig. 3 is a detail of the hooking attachment for keeping the clampingarm in position.

Similar reference characters refer to Slll'llh lar parts throughoutthedrawings.

The holder is formed from a single piece of wire and has each end 1formed with hooks 2 which. engage with the U-shaped Specification ofLetters Patent.

Application filed May 15, 1911. Serial No. 627,279.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

body 3 of the holder whichis arranged to engage with the leg of theanimals The end portions 1 are disposed at the end with arms 4 whichhave their ends coiled around the upper portion5 of the U-shaped' body 3and a ring 6 is formed at this portion, in order that the U-shaped bodywill be held securely on the leg of the animal, when the same has beenplaced thereon.

The rings 6 will assist in giving a resilient action to the arms 4 andtend to keep them outwardly disposed, so that when the hooks 2 areplaced in the U-shaped body, they will clamp there tightly. Furtherdetails of this invention'can be noted by'referring to the drawings.

This device is placed on the animal by holding on the arms 4' andpulling out-- wardly onthem, this pulls the rings 6 out and permits theholder to be inserted on the leg of the animal. When the holder is inposition the tail is pushed into the space between the extending arms 4and the sides of the U-shaped body 3, then the arms 4 are pushedinwardly thereby clamping the ends of the tail and the hooks 2 areplacedin engagement with the sides of the U-shaped body 3 and are heldthere firmly in position.

It will be noted that the general action of this device is such that ithas no detrimental or painful action on the animal, at the same time theextending arms enable one to get a substantial hold on this holder toplace it in position or to remove it there- In general. this device isvery simple and is substantial in every way, and yet its cost ofmanufacture is comparatively low, and its efiiciency is high.

There are no secondary parts in this device as it is made of only onepiece of material, which makes it highly sanitary and at the same timereduces the liability of the device getting out of order. It will. benoted that the tail is so held, that it is out of the way and close tothe leg of the animal.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is: i

A holder of the class described comprising a single piece of wire havingits central portion bent U-shaped, the wire at the end of said U-shapedportion being bent to form inwardly disposed rings, the wire at thearranged ,to lock with the sides of said ends of said rings being bentaround the U-shaped portion. 10 same adjacent to said U-shaped portion,and In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my the end portions of thewire being extended signature in the presence of two witnesses.

hackwardly and outwardly from said U- ARTHUR L. BARTLETT. shaped portionand arranged to form means Witnesses: for opening said holder, said armshaving E. W. LONG,

hooks formed on their end portions and W. J, OLMSTED.

